The president discussed defending the border by “enforcing our immigration laws,” which in his opinion will “we will raise wages, help the unemployed, save billions of dollars, and make our communities safer for everyone.”

Trump said the construction of the wall along the southern border will start “ahead of schedule.” He said that switching from a current system of lower-skilled immigration and adopting a “merit-based system” will “save countless dollars, raise workers' wages, and help struggling families — including immigrant families — enter the middle class.”

2. Economy

When it came to discussing the economy, Trump mostly stuck to similar themes he brought up while campaigning: bringing jobs back to America. He said that Ford, Fiat-Chrysler, General Motors, Sprint, Softbank, Lockheed, Intel and Walmart have announced they plan to “invest billions of dollars in the United States and will create tens of thousands of new American jobs.”

The administration has cleared the way for the Keystone Pipeline and the Dakota Access Pipeline, which he said will only be made with American steel. Trump also talked about withdrawing from the “job-killing Trans-Pacific Partnership.”

He also mentioned that his economic team is developing a "historic tax reform that will reduce the tax rate" on American companies and provide a "massive tax relief for the middle class."

3. Family, healthcare

The president asked that Congress repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. He said that making health insurance accessible to everyone should be paired with lowering the cost.

He laid out a five part system to use when reforming healthcare: ensuring Americans with pre-existing conditions have access to coverage, help Americans purchase their own coverage through “tax credits” and “expanded Health Savings Accounts,” give state governors the resources and flexibility to make sure no one is left out of Medicaid, implement legal reforms that protect patients and doctors from “unnecessary costs that drive up the price of insurance,” and give Americans the freedom to purchase insurances across state lines.

He also said that his administration is interested in working members from both parties to “make childcare accessible and affordable, to help ensure new parents have paid family leave, to invest in women's health, and to promote clean air and clear water, and to rebuild our military and our infrastructure.”

In regards to fighting crime, Trump mentioned that he has ordered “the Department of Justice is going to form a task force on reducing violent crime.”

He said he has also instructed the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice, along with the Department of State and the Director of National Intelligence, to coordinate an aggressive strategy to dismantle the criminal cartels” and created an office that will serve American victims called VOICE — Victims Of Immigration Crime Engagement. He addressed drug addiction and said that treatment for those affected will be expanded.

In regards to combating terrorism, he discussed improving vetting procedures. He brought up the recent move to direct the Department of Defense to develop a plan to demolish and destroy ISIS. He also brought up imposing “new sanctions on entities and individuals who support Iran's ballistic missile program," and reaffirmed "our unbreakable alliance with the State of Israel.”

5. Uniting a Nation

In the end, Trump address bringing the nation together. He said “The time for small thinking is over. The time for trivial fights is behind us. We just need the courage to share the dreams that fill our hearts, the bravery to express the hopes that stir our souls and the confidence to turn those hopes and dreams into action. From now on America will be empowered by our aspirations, not burdened by our fears."